Holt stooped to head a half-chance past Shots keeper Nikki Bull with nine minutes remaining to settle a close affair and Simpson admiited that the Shots had his side rattled. 
Speaking after the match the Shrews boss said: "I didn't think we played great football but everyone did well. We kept plugging away and crossing balls into the area and in the end we got our reward.
"But there's no doubt the goal came against the run of play. They had a spell of 20 to 25 minutes when they put us under a lot of pressure. That's a long time for a visiting team but we defended well."
Speaking to the official Shots website after the match, Gary Waddock said, "We got punished today. We had large spells of possession in the second half but they have had an opportunity and we have conceded a soft goal where we didn't deal with the cross. We have stepped up a level and we have lost to one of the favourites in this division.
"The players are coming to terms with playing at this level. With a young group of players it takes time to settle down sometimes but after the break they were settled and we approached the match as we did against Bournemouth, also in the second half.
"You have to be ruthless at this level in both boxes and you have to be more clinical.
"We gave a good account of ourselves in the second half and if we continue to play like that and don't concede sloppy goals then we will pick up points.
For the full article, click on the link below:
www.theshots.co.uk/NewsPage.ink?nid=30184
Listen to BBC SCR's post match interview by clicking on the link below:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/7579029.stm
For the official Shrewsbury Town match report click on the link below:
www.shrewsburytown.premiumtv.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10443~1373760,00.html
For Ian Morsman's official Shots photos from the match, click on the link below:
www.theshots.co.uk/230808Gallery.ink
For the Shropshire Star's match pictures, click on the link below:
www.shropshirestar.com/2008/08/25/shrews-v-aldershot-in-pictures/